Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte

Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte

Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 5°37′52″E / 45.1719°N 5.6311°E / 45.1719; 5.6311Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 5°37′52″E / 45.1719°N 5.6311°E / 45.1719; 5.6311
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Villard-de-Lans
Intercommunality Massif du Vercors
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Franck Girard-Carrabin
Area1 11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,058
 • Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 38433 / 38250
Elevation 863–1,897 m (2,831–6,224 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1931223—    
1946171−23.3%
1954225+31.6%
1962192−14.7%
1968207+7.8%
1975277+33.8%
1982484+74.7%
1990575+18.8%
1999805+40.0%
2006964+19.8%
20111,058+9.8%

1968 Winter Olympics

The commune hosted the ski jumping individual large hill event for the 1968 Winter Olympics held in neighboring Grenoble, which was on the Le Moucherotte. Its hill had a calculation or K-point of 90 meters and was constructed between July 1966 and January 1967. During training, the longest jump reached was 112 meters. Final construction continued throughout the summer of 1967. During the 1968 Games, it seated 50,000 spectators.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 95-8. (English) & (French)
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